Promised Land

Hebrew is Bereshith, translating to ‘in the beginning’. The book of Genesis was written as a narrative to record the history of the beginning. These books were written for Abraham 's descendants so that they would know why they were going to the Promised Land. The people needed to know where they and the world came from, how humanity had originally failed, and how God was going to fulfill the promises to redeem His fallen creatures from their sinful condition . Them Abraham was a man of God.…

Martin Luther King Jr. (M.L.K) was a social activist that played a key role in American history, for he fought for equality within every human being; analogously, M.L.K was inspired by nonviolence advocates. In M.L.K speech entitled “Speech in Memphis, 1968” and Bill Clinton’s “Remark to the Convocation of the Church of God in Christ in Memphis,” both speeches use rhetorical devices in order to persuade their audience. M.L.K’s speech discusses his own perception of how different the whole…

“bitterness”. c. This name change reflected her thoughts about her situation. B. Naomi stated that she went out full, but God brought her home empty. 1. We can certainly sympathize with Naomi. a. She left her home in Judah to go to a foreign land. b. While there, her husband and two sons died. c. How would you feel in this situation? 2. However, her situation did not mean that God caused her sufferings. a. We have already seen how Elimelech left Judah on his own accord. b.…

The book, Inequality in the Promised Land: Race, Resources, and Suburban Schooling by R. L’Heureux Lewis-McCoy uses an ethnography to examine everyday interactions between parents, students, teachers and school administration in order to understand why resources seldom trickle down to a district’s racial and economic minorities (2). Lewis-McCoy observed fourth-grade classrooms in two public elementary schools within the Rolling Acres Public Schools (RAPS) – River Elementary and Cherry Elementary…

in their attempted escapes. This area of land plays a big role in the possibilities and limitations that were handed to slaves as they took to their journeys on the Underground Railroad. In the book His Promised Land, the autobiography of John P. Parker whom was a former slave and a conductor of the Underground Railroad, he makes notice of the Borderland and its service to the Underground Railroad. The Borderland in John P. Parker’s words was a strip of land that laid between the free states of…

for her authority. By solely watching the movie, however, viewers do not immediately understand why Madame chooses Diouana over a more eager candidate on the street corner. “The Promised Land” gives a greater context to this issue that eventually leads to Diouana’s treatment that reduces her humanity. “The Promised Land” provides more information on Madame’s search of a compliant maid. Madame had “acquired bad habits” regarding the treatment of her staff. These bad habits include withholding…

even after systemic racism, there are an abundance of success stories to read in the papers. In Mona in the Promised Land by Gish Jen, we are told of that exact story. Not implausible, there are scores of Asian-American athletes, politicians, authors, and actors who climbed to fame in the 1960s and 1970s. Not impossible, just suspiciously convenient. The epilogue of Mona in the Promised Land is believable yet altogether unsatisfying as it doesn’t provide adequate resolution to any storyline set…

Moses and his decedents, which eventually lead to Terah (Gen 11:10-27) who became the father of the next man God would make his next covenant to Abraham. The covenant with Abraham (Gen 12-17) was the establishment of the nation of Israel in which God promised Abraham that if he left his homeland of Ur God would make his name great. God would also bring about a nation for Abraham that would be blessed. They would have numerous offspring and his future descendant would be a king. It is under this…

Search of the Promised Land, written by John Hope Franklin and Loren Schweninger, presents a story of the Thomas-Rapier family who has many family members who experience their own struggles and different journeys in search of this promised land they hope to find. The authors describe different tales of Sally Thomas and her kin as they live through and encounter the harsh forces of racism and slavery. While exploring the family’s search for freedom, economic stability, and the promised land where…

In this paper I will discuss Inequality In The Promised Land by R. L’Heureux Lewis-McCoy published in 2014. In 2006, McCoy conducts a study to illustrate the underlying inequality and micro social and racial aggressions present within the seemingly progressive and diverse Rolling Acres Public Schools (RAPS), a fictitiously named midwestern school system. Three major themes I will focus on are researcher Annette Laureau’s “concerted cultivation” child rearing strategy and how it affects…